It May Be Free, But It's Still A Best Seller

from the but-wait... dept

While the entertainment industry freaks out that if their content is available online for free no one will buy it, here’s yet another example that it’s simply not true. Other things, including packaging, certainly come into play. How else can people explain the fact that the 9/11 Commission Report is a best seller, despite being available for free online? At a reasonable price, many people realize it’s simply more convenient to have the hard copy.


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